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Cedar forest and Barbary macaques near Azrou

An hour's walk under old Atlas cedars where wild Barbary macaques, an endangered species, live. Ifrane National Park is one of their last refuges.

Barbary macaques in the cedar forest near Azrou
Azrou macaque monkeys in the cedar forest · Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
1day
–highest point
easydifficulty
4 kmdistanceMoudmame to Cèdre Gouraud

When to go

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How high

A low-level walk: no summit, so no height to compare.

The trek at a glance

  • Start: Azrou (Cèdre Gouraud forest)
  • From the city: Fez, 1-1.5 hours by car (about 83 km to Azrou)
  • Where you sleep: Azrou or Ifrane
  • When not to go: Winter brings snow to the Middle Atlas.
  • Guide: Not required.
Sources, checked 2026-11-15
  1. www.lonelyplanet.com/pois/1551045
  2. www.kimkim.com/ab/fes-to-azrou
  3. www.roughguides.com/article/trekking-in-morocco/
  4. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ifrane_National_Park
  5. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Atlas

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